Quotes on Hope

1. Hope is sweet-minded and sweet-eyed. It draws pictures; it weaves fancies; it fills the future with delight. HENRY WARD BEECHER, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit
2. Do not invest your whole life in one hope. AUSTIN O'MALLEY, Keystones of Thought
3. A man begins to die when he ceases to expect anything from Tomorrow. ABRAHAM MILLER, Unmoral Maxims
4. Hope, the magician, charms the distant prospect, And fancy pictures all the world as good!  C. B. LANGSTON, "Youth"
5. Hope is the beacon which points to prosperity. EDWARD COUNSEL, Maxims
6. The word which God has written on the brow of every man is Hope. VICTOR HUGO, Les Misérables
7. Hope is what keeps you going, but hope keeps you focused on the future, and this continued focus perpetuates your denial of the Now and therefore your unhappiness. ECKHARD TOLLE, The Power of Now
8. How can hope be false when it is as much a part of the human experience as birth or death? LORI HOPE, Help Me Live
9. He that lives upon hope will die fasting. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Poor Richard's Almanac
10. He who has never hoped can never despair. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, Caesar and Cleopatra
11. Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve, And hope without an object cannot live. SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE, Work Without Hope

Quaid-e-Azam's Sayings

1. My guiding principle will be justice and complete impartiality, and I am sure that with your support and co-operation, I can look forward to Pakistan becoming one of the greatest Nations of the world. (Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947.)
2. The Story of Pakistan, its struggle and its achievement, is the very story of great human ideals, struggling to survive in the face of great odds and difficulties. (Address to the people in Chittagong, 23rd March, 1948.)
3. I have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women. (Speech at Islamia College for women March 25, 1940.)
4. The prosperity and advancement of a nation depend upon its intelligentsia, and Muslim India is looking forward to her young generation and education classes to give a bold lead for our guidance and a brilliant record of historical achievements and traditions. (December 24, 1940.)
5. I particularly appeal to our intelligentsia and students to come forward and rise to the occasion. You have performed wonders in the past. You are still capable of repeating the history. You are not lacking in the great qualities and virtues in comparison with the other nations. Only you have to be fully conscious of that fact and to act with courage, faith and unity. (Message to Pakistan Day, issued from Delhi March 23, 1943.)
6. No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live. (Speech at a meeting of the Muslim University Union, Aligarh March 10, 1944.)
7. Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large. (Lahore, August 15th, 1947.)
8. My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation. (Eid-ul-Azha Message to the Nation October 24, 1947.)
9. You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve. (Address to the officers and men of the 5th Heavy Ack Ack and 6th Light Ack Ack Regiments in Malir, Karachi February 21, 1948.)
10. That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent. We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings; we have been through dark days of apprehension and anguish; but I can say with confidence that with courage and self-reliance and by the Grace of God we shall emerge triumphant. (Speech at a Mammoth Rally at the University Stadium, Lahore October 30, 1947.)
11. We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept of equality of manhood and social justice. We will thereby be fulfilling our mission as Muslims and giving to humanity the message of peace which alone can save it and secure the welfare, happiness and prosperity of mankind. (Speech at the opening ceremony of the State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi July 1, 1948.)

Andy Rooney Learning

I've learned ... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned ... That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned ... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned ... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned ... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I've learned ... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

I've learned ... That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned ... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

I've learned ... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned ... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I've learned ... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned ... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

A Tribute to Andy Rooney

Written by Andy Rooney, a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words. Andy passed away on November 4, 2011.

I've learned ... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned ... That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned ... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.

I've learned ... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

I've learned ... That being kind is more important than being right.

I've learned ... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

I've learned ... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.

I've learned ... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned ... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned ... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

I've learned ... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

Pearls of Wisdom

v        Only the person who loves you will tell you about your mistakes not because he wants to show the others you are bad but to help you to be the best.

v       To be most Successful in Life, always Forget the Problems, U faced in life. But never Forget the Lesson that u learnt by those Problems.

v        If egg is broken by outside force, life ends. If broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from inside.

v  ‎  Throughout your life, there will always be people telling you what to do...sometimes you should listen and sometimes you should go with your heart.

v         Never feel sad on losing anything in your life because whenever a tree loses its leaf, a new leaf is ready to take its place.

v          Learn to walk before you run. Don't rush into doing something until you know how to do it.

v          Falling down is not defeat...defeat is when you refuse to get up.

v          If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity but if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. So choose the best place where you would like to shine.

v          Never expect things to happen, struggle and make them happen. Never expect yourself to be given a good value, create a value of your own.

v         To the world you might be one person, but to your father you are the world.

v         Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.

Quotes by Khalil Gibran III

1. They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.
2. The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
3. You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.
4. We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.
5. To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
6. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are the eternity and you are the mirror.
7. One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.
8. And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
9. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
10. Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
11. To belittle, you have to be little.

Quotes by Khalil Gibran - II

Every man loves two women; the one is the creation of his imagination and the other is not yet born.

God made Truth with many doors to welcome every believer who knocks on them.

I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.

In the sweetness of friendship; let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.

The deeper sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain.

The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.